Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] over a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | He noted however that few computer-based circulation systems include as standard features the ability to cumulate data over a period of years , or to analyse the data as required , so that much in-house development of existing systems was necessary . |
| 2 | If tax is owing and payment on the due date is impossible , the Inland Revenue will discuss payment over a period of time to meet the liability ; and any taxpayer who is in difficulty in paying his or her tax should contact the Inland Revenue at the earliest opportunity to discuss how the difficulty might be resolved . |
| 3 | The main advantage of panels is that they provide feedback over a period of time , which increases the reliability of their responses compared with people who may have been stopped for a brief interview outside their local supermarket , for example . |
| 4 | So , taking account of the polonium , local people relying mainly on local milk , meat and vegetables could expect doses over a period of a couple of years of about 4 to 15 rems ; more incidentally , than people at Hiroshima within 2 km of the bomb . |
| 5 | As weak springs can only stored a fraction of the potential energy that a strong spring can hold , the remainder is lost as heat and if the change from a strong to a weak spring takes place over a period of time , equivalent to the observation time , then the energy loss is detected as mechanical damping . |
| 6 | Usage reduces stocks over a period of time . |
| 7 | Four countries ( El Salvador , Honduras , Morocco and Congo , with total foreign debts of US$30,500 million ) took advantage of the move , agreeing to packages spreading repayments over a period of 15 years — instead of the 10 years previously allowed by the Club . |
| 8 | However , all these policies specifically exclude loss or damage caused by agricultural or industrial operations or any gradually operating cause , e.g. an oil heater which emits smoke over a period of time causing decoration to become discoloured . |
| 9 | Spread is slow and extension may take place over a period of months , even years . |
| 10 | When considering the number of units of output produced per worker in a factory , it is relatively easy to consider efficiency over a period of time . |
| 11 | Last week a British psychiatrist was convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting patients over a period of 12 years . |
| 12 | It should be noted that owing to the increase in size and complexity of modern business , the development of computer systems and the requirement that an auditor should review transactions over a period to report on the profit and loss account , the modern practice of auditing has moved away from a detailed checking of a mass of individual items towards a review of the systems in operation . |
| 13 | The rebuilding of the old manor took place over a period of about five years and was probably finished in about 1727 . |
| 14 | But the change was n't radical , it took place over a period of er I would suggest er maybe about six or seven years . |
| 15 | The classic dish may require preparation over a period of two days , but this simple variation is much quicker . |
| 16 | Some settlement is likely to take place over a period after the trench has been filled , but this can be filled in at a later stage . |
| 17 | Altogether , tutorials take place over a period of about twenty-four weeks in the last year of a course , and usually by the last twelve tutorials a student has a much clearer idea of what he or she is about . |
| 18 | It laid down the general principle of comprehensive education which would have ended selection over a period ( but this was repealed in the 1979 Act ) . |
| 19 | ‘ We all used to talk about guaranteed prices and we had stability over a period of 50 years . |
| 20 | ‘ If the objective is to make profit over a period of time , then the organisation pattern that helps to accomplish this conforms to the principle of unity of objective , ; , and |